Positive Covid-19 test rates top 25% in some U.S. Midwest states

[TomCADem]

Source: CNBC

The number of tests coming back positive for Covid-19 is topping 25% in several states in the U.S. Midwest as cases and hospitalizations also surge in the region, according to a Reuters analysis.

North Dakota’s positive test rate has averaged 30% over the past seven days compared with 6% the prior week. The positivity rate has risen to 26% in South Dakota, up from 17% the previous week, according to the analysis using testing data from The COVID Tracking Project.

Minnesota and Montana are averaging 7% of tests coming back positive, but Montana’s positivity rate rose on Sunday to 20%, according to the analysis.

The World Health Organization considers rates above 5% concerning because it suggests there are more cases in the community that have not yet been uncovered.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/28/positive-covid-19-test-rates-top-25percent-in-some-us-midwest-states.html

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Well, I guess we are seeing the impact of Trump's most influential health adviser who has given Trump the talking point that a Stanford doctor supports his latest misinformation and efforts to rapidly reopen.

[Botany]

1. "The positivity rate has risen to 26% in South Dakota, up from 17% the previous week"

[FrodosNewPet]

6. The camera panning was making me dizzy but WOW what an awesome video quality for night lighting!

A lot of people, especially in that area, will die because of Sturgis.

[NewJeffCT]

2. The Stanford doctor is a RADIOLOGIST

with no background in infectious diseases or public health.

If I wanted to write a children's book, I wouldn't go to Stephen King for specific advice on kid's books.

If I wanted information on Shakespeare, I wouldn't go to a math professor.

[CrispyQ]

3. I see sheltering in place for all of 2021.

Maybe longer. ???

Too bad it doesn't just infect the stupid.

[TomCADem]

4. Nah. Dr. Scott Atlas Will recommend going to a Trump rally...

...as the best to fight the disease. Super.spreader events are the best way to infect the herd.

[torius]

5. "Chy-na shoulda never let it get out."

Yet it's fine if we do.